Brian Merchant

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Brian Merchant is an American technology journalist and book author. He is the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and wrote The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (2017).

Biography

Merchant is from Sacramento, California. He is a graduate of

UC Santa Barbara.[1]

He co-founded Terraform at Vice[clarification needed].[1]

In January 2023, he became the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times.[1]

Books

  • The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (Little, Brown, 2017)[2][3]
  • Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech (Little, Brown, 2023) [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brian Merchant to join The Times as technology columnist in Business". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Grossman, Lev (June 19, 2017). "The iPhone Is 10 Years Old. Here's the Story of Its Birth" – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ "The One Device by Brian Merchant review – the secret history and moral cost of the iPhone | History books". The Guardian. amp.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Mueller, Gavin (September 21, 2023). "Workers' Movements or Tantrums Against Technology?" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, Brian Merchant. Little, Brown, $30 (496p) ISBN 978-0-316-48774-0 Publishers Weekly.
  6. ^ Madrigal, Alexis (November 15, 2023). "Why Brian Merchant, a Tech Columnist, Says He's a Luddite | KQED". www.kqed.org.
  7. ^ "Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech". www.ft.com.
  8. ^ "BLOOD IN THE MACHINE | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  9. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved February 28, 2024. They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways.
  10. ^ Affairs, Current (January 26, 2024). "Why You Should Be a Luddite" – via Current Affairs.
  11. ^ Gulliver, Katrina (September 29, 2023). "'Blood in the Machine' Review: Luddites Fighting the Future". New Scientist. They saw the Industrial Revolution as a program to replace skilled craftsmen with machines, and rose up to defend the old ways.
  12. ^ Hancock, Jaime Rubio (January 9, 2024). "The Luddites defended their work against automation. What can we learn from them?". EL PAÍS English.

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